Written by

John Deeth
| Guest Opinion

The critique of the Justice Center ballot issue mostly has been a critique of the larger justice system itself.

It's a critique I largely agree with. Too many people in our society are punished for the wrong reasons, and too many of the incarcerated are black or brown or poor.

It's also a local problem, with the Iowa City Police Department and University of Iowa police overzealously pursuing minor drug and alcohol crimes, overenforcing bad laws that many of us don't even believe should be laws. ...